Originally Posted by
pncpa44
Can someone help me understand the upgrade? I have heard that some airlines now allow you to go from F/O on a regional to F/O on a mainline w/o being a CAP at that same regional. Is this true?
Also, if you decide to go to an airline with a flow program such as PSA, do they make you sign on a contract saying you will stay on with them until you flow through? I guess I'm wondering why wouldn't someone just go for an airline with a flow program, and continue to apply with other legacy carriers at the same time to increase their chances of getting hired?
Sorry if these questions have already been asked...
Yes, but not in a way that it is going to happen to you. Those FOs that go straight to a legacy usually have previous military flying experience with lots of milPIC time.
Plenty of people do not go to a Regional with flow once they do a little research. The Regionals with flow usually have the worst pay and work rules. No reason to be miserable for 7 - 10 years (the true time it will take to flow for a new hire today) when the hiring market is expected to improve over the next few years unless there is something that stops it like a huge downturn or another 9/11 (another reason to go to a Regional with good pay and QOL).